A Chapainawabganj court has sentenced three members of the banned militant outfit JMB to death and four others to life in prison for killing an operative of the same group in 2012.
Additional Districts and Sessions Judge Md Showkat Ali passed the verdict on Monday, reports bdnews24.com.
The three convicts to be hanged are: Sanowar Hossain, Jahangir Alam and Abdus Shukur.
The four convicts sentenced to life imprisonment are: Shamsul Haque, Abdul Motakabbir alias Bulbul, Saiful Islam and Shamim.
The court has fined each of the seven felons Tk 100,000. Of them, only Sanowar remains a fugitive; the rest were present at court during the verdict.
The then ‘self-proclaimed’ Ameer Ruhul Amin alias Salman of JMB had his throat slit in Kholshi-Boria area of Nachol Upazila due to an internal conflict in Apr 26, 2012, said Additional Public Prosecutor Anjuman Ara.
The next morning, police recovered Salman's headless body from a local mango garden.
Plaintiff SI Anisur Rahman of Nachol Police Station started a murder case against unidentified assailants on the same day.
Later, two militants were arrested and based on their confessions, police recovered Salman’s head from Dhainaghat in Gomstapur.
Police Inspector Saeed Iqbal filed a charge-sheet with court on Jan 31, 2013 after completing the investigation.
